Tuesday night, the Garland City Council met behind closed doors to talk about the city manager's future. Before the meeting started, dozens of residents gathered at City Hall, saying it's time for him to go.

Outside City Hall, their calls were hard to ignore. They said they've lost confidence in City Manager Judson Rex.

"Right now, our city is struggling," resident Jason Collard said. "We have a city manager who has brought in bad ideas, bad cultures and bad consultants to try to drive his narrative."

Collard said residents are frustrated for several reasons. They're accusing Rex of mismanagement, overspending, and fostering a toxic work environment.

"One of my biggest concerns is the culture that he's brought into our city as far as staff and employees," he said.

"Just breaks in th

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